All-Star Families,

One of our school goals is to offer a variety of ways to engage students and families with our school community. Here are some upcoming opportunities to come together for fun, learning, and meaningful conversations at Adams.

Spokane Chiefs School Night is Friday, February 23^rd at 7:05 PM. Tickets are $10 and a portion goes to our Adams PTG. Wear your Adams gear and show your spirit!

Literacy Night is Thursday, March 7 from 5-7 PM. Join us for dinner from 5:00-5:30 in the gym. Then rotate through a number of fun literacy activities. Families will learn about our newly adopted ELA curricula Wit & Wisdom and Really Great Reading.

Building Bridges to Beloved Community (BB2BC) is a series of interactive and engaging trainings that bring our staff and our families together for conversations about how to talk about race and deepen cultural fluency. This will be led by SPS staff from the Office of Family and Community Engagement. Staff training will be on Monday, February 26. Family training will be on Thursday, March 14^th from 5:00-6:15. Family and staff will come together on Thursday, March 28^th from 5:00-6:45 for conversation and a shared meal. Free childcare provided at both events. Register using the QR code below.

PTG Meetings are on Tuesdays at 6:30 in the library. This is a chance to meet other families, share your voice, and participate in activities for students. Our next meeting is Tuesday, March 5th. Free childcare is provided.

PTG Bingo Night is Friday, March 22 from 6:00-8:00.

We look forward to being together with you at these events. Thanks for sharing your greatest gift with us…your child!

Beth Nye

Adams Principal

Bond and Levy Update:

Thanks to everyone who voted on February 13^th. We are grateful to our Spokane community for passing our levy to support student learning and programs. Unfortunately, the bond did not meet the 60% supermajority threshold needed to pass. While a sad moment for us here at Adams, we will continue to provide the same high-quality education we have done in the past. The School Board will seek community input in the next couple of weeks regarding a plan to rerun the bond. Look for this opportunity to share your thoughts. I will continue to keep you informed as we work together towards our Adams Replacement.

Adams Family Literacy Night:

Our Adams Family Literacy Night is Thursday, March 7 from 5:00-7:00 PM. A free dinner will be served from 5:00-5:30 in the gym. Families and students will then participate in a number of literacy activities throughout the school. Please see flyer below to sign up!

Building Bridges to Beloved Community (BB2BC)

Join us for a series of interactive and engaging sessions that provide an opportunity to bring our school staff and our student families together to have conversations about how to talk about race and deepen cultural fluency. We will move in brave spaces and work outside of our regular boundaries to explore and celebrate the diversity that makes up Spokane Public Schools. We will gather for shared learning and a meal is an act of solidarity and shows a commitment to self-growth and community building. BB2BC Family Night is Thursday, March 14 from 5:00-6:15. BB2BC Family/Staff Night is Thursday, March 28 from 5:00-6:45 with dinner provided. Register using the QR code below.

New Student Registration

Spokane Public Schools is now taking new student registration for the 2024-25 school year. This includes incoming kindergartners! Families may register their new students and incoming kindergartners at Enroll / School Registration: 2024-25 (spokaneschools.org).

February Purposefull People Trait:

Honesty/Integrity is being truthful in what you say and do. This month we will focus on being well by being honest and having integrity. Around the dinner table this week, have each family member share how they showed honesty/integrity at school or work today.

Peperzak Curriculum Night:

Grade 5 families and students are invited to attend the Peperzak Curriculum Night on Monday, February 26 from 6:00-7:30 PM. You will get a chance to see the school, meet staff, and learn about the middle school experience. More information to come soon!

Go Chiefs Go!

Spokane Chiefs School Night is Friday, February 23 at 7:05 PM. Tickets are $10 each. Click here to order: Adams Elementary School – SPS. PTG earns money for every ticket purchased. Wear your Adams gear and cheer on the Chiefs!

Unified Basketball:

Come together to cheer on the Ferris boys’ basketball team for Unified Basketball on Friday, February 23 at 4:00PM. Free for all kids and adults. Wear your Adams gear and show your spirit!

Kids Heart Challenge is here! Students will learn how to have happy and healthy hearts and brains, while raising donations to help others with special hearts. Plus, your family can learn the lifesaving skill of Hands-Only CPR in Finn’s Mission! In honor of the American Heart Association’s 100^th anniversary, we want 100% of families to get involved. So don’t wait! Register TODAY at www.heart.org/schools or by downloading the FREE AHA Schools App for Apple or Android. Thank you for supporting our school and the American Heart Association. Together, we are saving lives!

Blood Drive Results:

Thanks for making the blood drive a success! Ashley Stannard is the lucky winner of the $50 gift card provided by PTG! Thanks for donating, Ashley! We successfully collected 16 units of blood during our blood drive and can help up to 48 people in our community!!! Thank you!!!! Our goal is 40 units of blood over the 2024 calendar year to earn a $1200 STEM grant. We plan to host another blood drive in the Spring or Fall. For those who are interested in donating between now and then, a virtual blood drive has been set up. For Adams to receive credit toward our goal, use the link below to register for the virtual drive. Once registered, your future donations will be linked to Adams. Be sure to use the same email address you used to join the virtual blood drive when you schedule an appointment. Please feel free to share the link with family and friends.

https://northeast.vitalant.org/LP=28?drive_code=10055099&division=WEST®ion=SP

Reading Buddy Volunteers Needed!

Reading Buddy Volunteers Needed: If you have an hour to offer once a week to read with a child, we can use your help! Learn more here Reading Buddies Volunteer Training Video. Contact Sarah Phillips at sarahph@spokaneschools.org or call our office at 354-2000 if you are interested or have any questions.

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Adams Gear

Looking for some additional Adams All-Star gear? Click Products - Adams Elementary - KC Enterprise Apparel (chipply.com) to order. You can also find the link on our Adams website.

Classes of the Week 2/5-2/9: Morning Line Up

Primary: Sosa

Intermediate: Eklof

All-Star Earners Week of 2/5-2/9

Julianny C.

Emma R.

Clayton D.

Sparrow T.

Dorian F.

Hope V.

Nazdana N.

Roaa E.

Dean B.

Desirae S.

Lucy P.

Lailah B.

Hendrix A.

Anavey D.

Elliot W.

Dreambox and Lexia Earners 2/5-2/9

Lexia Classes @70%

Cate

Gibbs

Wike

Collins

Decker

RIchardson

Lexia Students

Annel L.

Addelyn B.

Anastasia S.

Kian D.

Dreambox classes @ 70%

Cate

Gibbs

Sosa

Wike

Collins

Corneil

Stevens

Decker

Eklof

Campbell

McElgunn

Richardson

Dreambox Students

Liam G-W.

Liam P.

Milana S.

Kia B.

Adams is a proud federally funded Title I school. Our goal is to partner with families to grow learners and citizens. If, as a parent, guardian, or citizen, you believe that our school has violated any federal rule, law or state regulation that applies to a federal program, a Citizen Complaint may be filed using this link. At Adams we have copies of the Citizen Complaint Process in our office and on our website.